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Monday, November 16, 2009

My Kreativ Blogger Awards

I want to say thank you to one of my dearest genealogy blogging pals for her gift of the Kreativ Blogger award recently. I'm talking about Luckie of Our Georgia Roots - if you are not familiar with her or her blog, run (if you can do such a thing on your keyboard) and check out her blog. She has not only been a great contributor to the genealogy blogging community, she is a key player among the Twitter genealogists and can always be counted on for meaningful insights into the struggle of searching for one's ancestors.

Now as part of the challenge, it seems I must reveal seven "things" about myself, preferably new things which I've not revealed in any of those other crazy memes on Facebook or Twitter or blogs. So here goes:

I grew up in New York but my accent would lead you to believe I was born in the Midwest.

I don't drive. Never have and never will. I have always lived in major cities with excellent transportation. I feel my life is much simpler without a car and things like repairs or car insurance.

I've always been attracted to the life stories of older adults especially senior citizens.

If I had the means, I would be a perpetual student and enroll in classes covering a wide variety of topics. I'd rack up degree after degree.

I try to find a common ground with each person I encounter - I've always been the mediator and moderator in most professional and civic endeavors.

I almost drowned when I was four years old.

Despite having broken my right leg twice, I used to be an active ballroom dancer specializing in jitterbug, lindy hop, and West Coast swing.

And then I also need to pass along the award to seven other bloggers. Since this award has been passed around quite a bit (which is great!), I am going to seek out some of our newer, less noticed bloggers and send them some kreativ love:

Guess what, Thomas!! We 'might' be related! I have McGinnis ancestors, too, and that is one line I've not delved into very deeply. And I haven't posted about them, yet, so they are not on my blog yet.

My grandmother was Maud McGinnis Stocking, daughter of Thomas Jefferson and Margaret (Corson) McGinnis. I have Thomas' parent's names, (I think) but not at the home I'm at right now. But I don't think I can go any further back than that.

Thanks Thomas, for the recognition, this is my second Kreativ Blogger Award this week. The online genealogy community has been very generous in welcoming me into their family. I will be sure to pay it forward.

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What happens when a “tech guy” with a love for history gets laid off during The Great Recession of 2008? You get Thomas MacEntee, a genealogy professional based in the United States who is also a blogger, educator, author, social media connector, online community builder and more.
Thomas was laid off after a 25-year career in the information technology field, so he started his own genealogy-related business called High Definition Genealogy. He also created an online community of over 3,000 family history bloggers known as GeneaBloggers. His most recent endeavor, Hack Genealogy, is an attempt to “re-purpose today’s technology for tomorrow’s genealogy.”
Thomas describes himself as a lifelong learner with a background in a multitude of topics who has finally figured out what he does best: teach, inspire, instigate, and serve as a curator and go-to-guy for concept nurturing and inspiration.
Thomas is a big believer in success, and that we all succeed when we help each other find success.